Digital Government

Six seconds of Social Gov

Get ready for your close-up: Twitter-centric video service approved for agency use.

People

Telework Week sees participation surge

Annual event encouraging telework try-outs demonstrates enthusiasm, savings.

Digital Government

Feds seek user input on mobile experience

GSA has launched a crowdsourcing tool intended to refine the government's efforts to create 'citizen-centric mobile.'

People

Increasing social media accessibility

Like service dogs, which assist the visually impaired in the physical world, technology exists to make websites more useful to people with disabilities. A new federal initiative seeks to accelerate and expand its use.

People

100,000 feds pledge Telework Week

Starting March 4, the highways around Washington, D.C., may be less congested as federal employees take part in a week of telework intended to promote the practice.

Digital Government

What's next for mobile devices at DOD?

With an implementation plan in place, Pentagon officials begin to discuss the path ahead.

People

Pentagon releases mobility implementation plan

Phased strategy covers mobile devices, wireless infrastructure and mobile applications for 600,000 users.

People

Deloitte study: Mobile can help feds 'hit the reset button'

Agencies lag far behind the private sector in embracing mobile, but that means big productivity gains are still to be had.

Digital Government

Responsive design: Planning for future-friendly websites

A new design technique allows developers to design one website that adjusts to a variety of mobile platforms.

Digital Government

App will aid inaugural attendees

Inaugural Committee's app provides information about events and logistics at the Jan. 21 swearing-in ceremony, along with concurrent events around the country.

Digital Government

For BYOD, some industry sharing after all

Hewlett-Packard shares its mobile-device policy with government-industry working group.

People

USDA points to telework's bottom-line benefits

While security concerns still bedevil telework, agencies are beginning to meet the challenge with results to show for it.

Digital Government

Mobile boosts productivity, risk for feds

Survey finds most employees bring their own mobile device to work, but just one in nine say their agency has a clear policy.

Digital Government

BYOD encounters yet another hurdle

As agencies try to craft effective policies, the private sector is not sharing lessons learned.

Digital Government

The antisocial network?

Steve Kelman wonders if the young generation's aversion to voice calls in favor of text and social networking will change the working world in a few years.

Digital Government

Can ATF's Rick Holgate ditch the desktop?

At a time when many agencies are struggling to untether their employees from desktop PCs, CIO Rick Holgate is moving ATF closer to a mobile-only work environment.

People

5 steps to take command of mobile

Careful planning and deliberate implementation lead to mobility success, writes Eric Rife. Read on for 5 specific steps to take.

People

BYOD: Not so inevitable after all

Employees might demand e-mail and Web access on their own devices, but agencies should think carefully when considering broader BYOD policies.

Digital Government

FCC task force promotes broadband adoption

The Federal Communications Commission has brought together a group to encourage the spread of emerging network technologies.